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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

BENJAMIN C WATSON
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BENJAMIN C WATSON

Listed Specialty: Foot and Ankle Surgery
5100 W BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OH, 43228-1607
* Note: This physician had a Georgia practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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BENJAMIN WATSON,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

20

payments

$7,069

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 1 $4,200
Travel and Lodging
 3 $1,906
Food and Beverage
 16 $963

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $5,998
COLAG

device

 $578
COLINK

device

 $578
5MS

device

 $348
MOVANTIK

drug

 $112
EXOGEN

device

 $102
SONICANCHOR

device

 $98
NEOSPAN

device

 $62
SALVATION

device

 $57
OFIRMEV

drug

 $51
NO PRODUCT

drug

 $34
TRULANCE

drug

 $20
DUEXIS

drug

 $11
ANCHORAGE

device

 $7
TRIATHLON

device

 $1
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Nov 26, 2018 $4,200 No Listed Product Consulting CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Nov 26, 2018 $1,391 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Aug 28, 2018 $348 COLINK COLAG 5MS Travel and Lodging IN2BONES USA, LLC
Oct 28, 2018 $177 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Dec 31, 2018 $167 COLINK COLAG Travel and Lodging IN2BONES USA, LLC
Jul 13, 2018 $139 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
May 30, 2018 $112 MOVANTIK Food and Beverage ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP
Mar 29, 2018 $102 EXOGEN Food and Beverage BIOVENTUS LLC
Jul 12, 2018 $91 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Jul 25, 2018 $63 SONICANCHOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Aug 6, 2018 $62 COLINK COLAG NEOSPAN Food and Beverage IN2BONES USA, LLC
Feb 27, 2018 $57 SALVATION Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $51 OFIRMEV Food and Beverage MALLINCKRODT LLC
Jul 14, 2018 $36 SONICANCHOR Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $20 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Sep 13, 2018 $20 TRULANCE Food and Beverage SYNERGY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Mar 8, 2018 $14 NO PRODUCT Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Dec 3, 2018 $11 DUEXIS Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Apr 23, 2018 $7 ANCHORAGE Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Dec 5, 2018 $1 TRIATHLON Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.